Liam POV
It's been three days since the fire. Scarlett seemed normal. She managed to rent a new location. One that already had all the necessary machinery, which meant that her production hadn't stopped, and from the preliminary report from the fire department, it looks like it was nothing but an accident. However, I wasn’t too convinced about that. Especially seeing as Scarlett wouldn’t say anything about it.
In addition to this, she finally hired a full security detail, the team headed by Roman Heinz, which was basically made up of all ex-military personnel, most of whom were from the United States. I'm sure having them wasn’t cheap, but somehow Scarlett was managing to pay them. My guess was that Oliver was the one helping her.
Apparently Roman is an Alpha and his team is mostly ma
Scarlett POVIt was my first time visiting this apartment. This apartment must be their main residence when they are in the city. The one they lived in the most. And after such a serious conversation it's nice to know that the affection that exists between us hasn't disappeared or changed.He placed me on my feet, right next to the bed, raised his right hand and ran the tip of his index finger along the contour of my face. The half-light in the room was favorable and had a yellowish tone to it, which cast a delicate shadow across Liam's face. I smiled and shivered at his touch.“Beautiful.” Liam whispered.I lifted my hands and opened the buttons of his shirt. Once unbuttoned I placed my hands inside it, and moved them up his chest. When I
Scarlett POVI looked at the report in front of me and sighed. Things are much simpler than I expected, Roman looked serious, sitting in front of me. We had taken the bugs out of my apartment, which had led to a fight with Oliver, but I didn't care, this is my life and I'm not his property.“What do you want?” Roman's voice had a hint of concern to it.John was at his side as they were my two leaders in security, the ones I trusted the most... Like it or not, I had to trust Roman.“I don't know if I should show mercy.” I spoke in a more incisive tone.“She's the daughter of a powerful man... The youngest daughter and she's always been protected, as far as I know she's done sim
Scarlett’s POVI chose “The Office”. It was a smaller club, but a very reputable one. It only had 7 games rooms; two with glass, others had regular doors, which could be left open if someone wished to observe the activities inside. The rooms were all themed and decorated very well. They were also all equipped with all the basic tools usually used when playing games. The more personal equipment, such as whips, floggers and so on, were up to the dominatrix’s to provide whatever they wishes.The biggest room was the medieval one, which was the room I chose to make my presentation in. It is also where I have planned a mini Shibari workshop, which always got me very excited, whilst, at the same time, also helped me to relax a little. And then, of course, it looked good for everyone and then I could continue as the Host of
Scarlett’s POVKlaus held his hand out to me and I took it. Liam bent down and picked up the black rope, which he handed to Klaus. He then pulled the purple rope from my shoulders and passed it around my wrists.They were both working in complete harmony, just as they had during those first few days I had spent with them. I could always and still feel the differences in their touch. Something I knew would never change as they were both very different from each other.It wasn't long before my entire arm was wrapped in knots, only these had a more Celtic feel to them, instead of the first one which felt like a spider's web, these were fluid, yet complex knots.This all indicated exactly how experienced they were as they knew exactly how tight tie the ro
Scarlett’s POVI looked at the guests who were watching and saw desire in almost everyone's eyes, while in others, I saw envy and a touch of anger, but no one was disrespectful.“Thank you to everyone who stayed to watch this scene.” Klaus began to speak. “And I hope you all have a great party and enjoy yourselves as much as the three of us did.”Then I heard the sound of applause as Klaus began to help me dress. My skin had red marks in several places, but that was okay, they were the marks that my Master and my Lord left there, and I felt proud to carry them.Now that I was back to being the Host of the event, I started helping the staff choose the best settings for their games, as well as answering questions about how
Liam’s POVThe way Scarlett gave herself over to us in the performance was divine. We had a connection with her that we could never develop with anyone else. The performance also made it abundantly clear, to everyone in the BDSM community, which would leave no doubts as to who Scarlett belonged to. Even without her wearing a collar, the performance basically publicly announced our threesome. It will be known by all after our display today.I was a little worried to see Alicia, but she appeared to be well-behaved. Probably even more so as she was with her new Owner, which was a huge relief for me. She was forever tormenting us.I put my hand around Scarlett's waist and felt her lean over and rest her head on my shoulder as we watched Jasmine come for the fourth time and Keenan was nowhere near bei
Klaus POVIt seemed as though every time that I thought things were improving between the three of us and got the feeling that things would finally work out, something happened... Scarlett's revelation was something truly disliked, and something that I didn’t want to accept. it wasn’t in my DNA to just let it pass without having my opinion uttered as well.'How dare she do this to us?' Titan was irritated.It was very difficult to control my wolf. Especially in situations such as this, where I felt used.Liam thinks she fits in well with both of us, but here's another instance where she doesn't fit in with me. How am I supposed to calm down or accept something like this, which I had no control over?
Oliver POVKlaus never knew how to deal with Scarlett, not with her independent side, the part that is the businesswoman, the woman who survived, he only saw her as his sub, as the person who must kneel before him.His words were very harsh, and he had no right to use what I did for Scarlett against her. Not the way he just did. There were other ways to say the same thing without offending her, and now everything just became more complicated. Arden wanted to argue with Klaus, even challenge him for having done what he did.Yes, I got angry and felt betrayed when I heard her account and her plan, but since the day I talked to her in the new workshop, I knew something was happening and that this was a learning experience for her. A way for her to evolve, but I never thought she would use a BDSM party to
Scarlett's POV - 6 Months LaterMy company was thriving. I rented a larger warehouse, hired more seamstresses, and even a few interns in fashion and design. Cristiane learned quickly, which gave me more freedom to take care of more important business.Vivian and John were getting along well. With the therapy that they were both attending, they started talking to each other again and were developing a romantic relationship, although Vivian still had issues with being touched.I hadn’t received any more news about my parents' situation, which meant that they were truly dead, and there was nothing to be done about it. So, I stopped worrying a long time ago.My relationship with Klaus and Liam had evolved significantly. We now practically knew each others’ thoughts, and our scenes have become stronger. The Veritas club was our favorite place to set up scenes and have parties and get-togethers. The only difference was that now, at parties, I use condoms with other men for safety, even when
Scarlett's POV"They didn't abandon me?" I asked softly to no one in particular...I honestly didn't know that I would be so affected by this. I was already completely fine knowing that I had been left at the orphanage as that was all I was told my entire life. That and that no one liked me.Surviving was the only thing that mattered, because it didn't matter if I was abandoned or not, I would keep living and get out of that damn place. The people who wronged me would pay for their actions. Oliver did that; he avenged me. When I told him about the houses I went through, about almost being raped a few times... I saw the report of what he did and was happy to know that I had been avenged."From what it seems, no... They were trying to escape, but were found before they could. I don't know why Rifle took you to the orphanage." Jonah replied.I traced my finger over my mother's face, wondering what would have become of me if they had been alive and had managed to escape. Then a drop fell
Scarlett's POV - One Week LaterIt's been a week since John and Vivian’s rescue. I’ve moved into Klaus and Liam's apartment, and our relationship was solid, which even helped when playing out our scenes. The way we surrendered to each other was absolutely phenomenal.With their help, we bought two smaller apartments on the lower floors, one for John and another for Vivian and Cristiane. The three of them were undergoing therapy, and I could see that they were all doing much better.John started training with Roman, and was now in charge of security, his team having joined Keenan's, as it was virtually impossible and quite complicated to follow all three of us all the time.The gossip magazines soon announced that I was moving. They had taken photos of the moving truck, but that wasn't a problem for us. However, we did try to keep our relationship with Klaus under wraps and away from the cameras and reporters as much as possible.As I sat in my office at the apartment, tablet in hand, w
Scarlett's POVI hugged Liam and we all walked to the main room together. As soon as Klaus closed the door, I took a deep breath and closed my eyes tightly, resting my head in the middle of Liam's chest."Finally." Liam whispered and picked me up, then sat on the couch with me in his lap.Everything that has happened was so difficult and just as complicated."We are here for you." Klaus said as he sat down beside me.We remained silent until I finally felt more comfortable and the pain I felt subsided enough to enable me to move."Better?" Liam asked, noticing that my body had become more relaxed."Yes, much better. Thank you." I replied, still with my eyes closed."What do you plan to do now?" Klaus asked."Go back to my apartment, rent the empty apartments around me, for them, and move on with my life." I replied with the most logical thing I could think of."After what happened, I know you have excellent security..." Liam began to speak while gently caressing my hair. "Klaus and I t
Scarlett's POVWhen lunch finally ended, the doctor checked the Gabriel’s, Roman’s and Oliver’s bandages again to see that all was still okay and in place, which it was. There was still a little bleeding here and there, which the Doctor said would be normal. The afternoon passed with Gabriel, Roman and Oliver telling us a little more about the events and what exactly went down.John’s special assignment entailed him being sent directly into an ambush, and when Oliver arrived to help him, he was already running away, having received the first shot and the second one grazing him. With Oliver's help, they managed to eliminate all Bullet's men at the scene.Meanwhile, Roman and Gabriel went to retrieve Vivian. Since she was at the top of the pack, where the main house of the pack is located, it was more difficult to reach her, but Oliver's group had set fire to one of Bullet's storage sheds, causing a distraction... The distraction was however as well as very sadly, not enough to prevent h
Scarlett's POVI put on some calm ambient music and watched Vivian. The medication caused her to pass out so completely that I doubted she’d even be dreaming. So I got up quietly, careful not to wake her, took a deep breath, and left the room, leaving my phone behind to keep playing the soothing music while she slept.As I came out of the room I left Vivian, I heard voices coming from another room nearby and walked towards it. Once I entered the room I saw Oliver and John lying on the bed, Roman and Gabriel stood nearby, and Klaus and Liam were standing on the furthest side. They must have been talking about what happened. Everyone turned to look at me at the same time."She's going to need a lot of therapy," I said, taking a deep breath to keep the anger I felt from showing. It wasn’t needed right now. "Is he dead?" I asked in a cold clipped tone."Yes," Oliver replied. "John wants to be his replacement."I immediately looked at John and saw him shrink. I tilted my head a little and n
Scarlett's POVI barely slept last night, but being with Liam helped me rest a little better than I would have otherwise. However, since I didn't receive any updates from either Oliver or Roman, I was much more worried.The breakfast table was set, but I could barely serve myself or eat. My mind was elsewhere. Liam, noticing my distraction, placed a piece of toast on my plate."You need to eat," he tried to encourage me.I raised my head to look at him; everything seemed a bit blurry. I found it hard to focus my gaze on anything. I let out a soft grunt and shook my head."Heavens!" I said and stood up.I was not the type of person who just remained still and idle like an idiot. I didn’t have much to do with regards Vivian or her situation, nor anything that was currently happening, but I could do much more than what I was currently doing, which felt like nothing. I took a deep breath, getting my emotions sorted and under control."Hey..." Liam called to me and hugged me.I smiled, retu
Scarlett's POV"I know it won’t be easy, Oliver. Especially seeing as both of them owe Bullet life debts, which is why I haven't been able to get them out yet. I wanted to finish paying off Cristine's debt tomorrow, but now I’m not sure whether it’s better to wait and rather get all three of them out at once or try to get them out one by one." I said, trying to suggest solutions."I'll think of something," Oliver said as he took a deep breath. "Let's talk more a little later, but ask Cristine to stay with you and warn John and Vivian to get ready." He said in conclusion of our conversation."Thank you, Oliver," I said and hung up.I looked at Cristine."You're sleeping at my place tonight," I told her.I opened my messaging app and sent a message to John and another to Vivian.John was the first to respond with a question mark.Me: [Prepare to leave the pack. Plans have changed.]Me.John: [Are you sure? I can manage.]Me: [Yes, I'm sure. If you can, go to my apartment.]John: [I'll try
Scarlett's POVI arrived at the hotel and went to the SPA’s reception area. I checked in and was firstly ushered to a massage room. The staff were extremely polite, and it didn't take long for me to start relaxing.I started experiencing a little pain as the massage progressed, especially in areas where the muscles were most tense, but when the massage was completed, I felt much better.The next item on the agenda for the day was a full-body skin cleansing, where they had you soak in a wine tub into which various spices were added. It was a great treatment, except for wanting to drink the wine, which appeared to be normal behaviour as they brought me a glass of wine to drink while soaking.After an hour of wine-soaking, I exited the tub and was led to a shower. Once I was done in the shower someone took me through to the salon where the manicures and pedicures were done. As soon as I entered, I recognised a few of the patrons, but the one who caught my attention the most was Alicia. Sh